A social media post accompanying a video of a train fitted with modern facilities is being circulated. It is being shared as visuals of train from the Indian railways. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals showing improvement in railway infrastructure under the Modi government.
Fact: The video shows luxurious trains launched by the Indonesia’s sole operator of public railway, KAI, in 2019. The train shown in the viral video carried KAI logo and many Indonesian words. Multiple news agencies have shared the visuals of these luxurious trains. These visuals show infrastructure similar to the one shown in the viral video. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon close observation of the video, in the beginning of the video, we can spot ‘tutup pintu kembali’ written on the entrance door of the train. Using Google translate, we found that is an Indonesian word, which means ‘close the door’, suggesting that train could most probably be from Indonesia.
Further, we can spot ‘KAI’ written outside the train coach. Through Google search, we found that KAI stands for ‘Kereta Api Indonesia’, which is the sole operator of public railways in Indonesia. The logo design of KAI, spotted in the viral video is same as the Indonesian railways.
Taking a cue from all these, Google search with relevant keywords, yielded multiple videos and news reports, which reported the launch of luxurious trains by KAI in Indonesia in 2019. The infrastructure in these trains is similar to the one shared in the viral video. These news reports can be viewed here, here, here and here.
Further, KAI, through a tweet, detailed the introduction of these luxurious trains. According to this tweet, KAI introduced these trains in May 2019. The tweet also shared images showcasing the infrastructure of these luxurious trains.
Comparison of one such image shared through the tweet, with that of a screen shot form the viral video, confirms that viral video shows Indonesian luxurious trains.
To sum it up, these visuals showcasing infrastructure of luxurious trains are from Indonesia, not India.
